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Birgit Skiöld

Born: 1923, Sweden, Stockholm Died: 1982, London

Painter, printmaker, photographer and publisher. Studied at Konstfackskolan, Stockholm, the Grande Chaumiere, Paris, and at Regent St. Polytechnic, London. In 1958 she established the 'Print Studio' in London through which she influenced many printmakers of the 1960s and 1970s. She was a founder member of the Printmakers' Council, 1965, and the author of 'Handmade Paper Today' and co-author of 'Handmade Paper: A Worldwide Survey of Mills, Papers, Techniques and Uses'. She produced colourful abstract etchings